Really Happy Someday

Play trailer

Really Happy Someday

2024

1h 29m

Drama

LGBTQ+

Play Trailer

Watchlist

Watchlist

Tomatometer

Popcornmeter

Tomatometer

9 Reviews

Popcornmeter

0 Ratings

Before he transitioned, Z (Breton Lalama, The Madness, Slasher) was a rising musical theatre star struggling with his gender identity. One year into taking testosterone, he has finally started to feel at home in his body but has lost all control of his voice. At the same time, Z's long-term partner, Danielle (Khadijah Roberts-Abdullah, The Last of Us), feels she's lost the person she fell in love with. Unable to book work with his changing voice, Z starts bartending, where his new boss, Santi (Xavier Lopez, We Forgot to Break Up), emboldens him to fight for himself and his dreams. Z starts working with a singing instructor, Shelly, to learn how to use his new voice, and maybe even trust himself.

Drew Gregory

Autostraddle

09/10/2024

Z’s vocal change acts as a microcosm for being trans, a literalization of how awkward it can be to step into oneself.

Go to Full Review

Rich Cline

Shadows on the Wall

Apr 3

4/5

Director J Stevens takes an offhanded approach, shooting scenes like a fly-on-the-wall documentary to add a striking sense of authenticity.

Go to Full Review

Jennie Kermode

Eye for Film

Mar 24

4/5

The film hinges on amazing vocal work by Lalama.

Go to Full Review

Joey Moser

The Contending

Dec 19

This is a film that delivers its emotional beats so clearly, and it features a breakout performance from Breton Lalama.

Go to Full Review

Tomas Trussow

The Lonely Film Critic

12/02/2024

3/5

It's thanks to the acting from Lalama and Lopez ... and Stevens’s sensitivity in finding joy in the smallest of moments as a director, that Really Happy Someday nevertheless emerges from its cocoon of woes with a sense of ultimate triumph and serenity.

Go to Full Review

Larry Fried

That Shelf

09/23/2024

J Stevens' feature debut, [Really Happy Someday], is a raw yet tender coming-of-gender portrait [that] feels like a product of the genre’s evolution.

Go to Full Review

Read all reviews

J Stevens

Director

Breton Lalama

Z

Khadijah Roberts-Abdullah

Danielle

Katharine King So

Sage

Aisha Evelyna

Aisha

Xavier Lopez

Santi

Punch

79%

80%

Punch

Watchlist

TRAILER

for Punch

The Inspection

88%

91%

The Inspection

Watchlist

TRAILER

for The Inspection

Loud & Longing

%

%

Loud & Longing

Watchlist

Days of Happiness

100%

%

Days of Happiness

Watchlist

Wildhood

100%

85%

Wildhood

Watchlist

TRAILER

for Wildhood

Discover more movies and TV shows.

View More

View more photos

Synopsis

Before he transitioned, Z (Breton Lalama, The Madness, Slasher) was a rising musical theatre star struggling with his gender identity. One year into taking testosterone, he has finally started to feel at home in his body but has lost all control of his voice. At the same time, Z's long-term partner, Danielle (Khadijah Roberts-Abdullah, The Last of Us), feels she's lost the person she fell in love with. Unable to book work with his changing voice, Z starts bartending, where his new boss, Santi (Xavier Lopez, We Forgot to Break Up), emboldens him to fight for himself and his dreams. Z starts working with a singing instructor, Shelly, to learn how to use his new voice, and maybe even trust himself.

Director: J Stevens
Screenwriter: Breton Lalama, J Stevens
Production Co: Spindle Films
Genre: Drama, LGBTQ+
Original Language: English
Runtime: 1h 29m